Linux
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 33 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +18 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 8 | 32 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 4.57% | 4.39% | 2.90% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 53.33% | 40.51% | 44.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 27 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,625 | £36,550 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £37,101 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £51,996 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.65% | -5.46% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £65,000 | £62,513 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,237 | £69,473 | £67,775 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +16.67% |
All Operating Systems
Cardiff
Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Cardiff.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 15 | 79 | 36 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 8.57% | 10.84% | 6.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 74 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,450 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,170 | £31,250 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £43,750 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -7.89% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,250 | £62,188 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,885 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £47,500 | £40,500 | £39,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.28% | +2.53% | -6.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Salary Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in Cardiff.
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Salary Histogram in Cardiff
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in Cardiff over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: